Beware second wave of coronavirus, medics warn Britain

[snoop1130]

Beware second wave of coronavirus, medics warn Britain

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

A man wearing a protective face mask works in a temporary hygiene station, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A second coronavirus wave is a real risk for the United Kingdom and local flare-ups are likely, major health bodies said on Wednesday, in one of the strongest warnings yet to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he eases lockdown to help the economy.

 

The United Kingdom has one of the world's third highest death tolls from COVID-19 but, with infections falling, plans to lift many restrictions from July 4 to help an economy facing the deepest contraction in three centuries.

 

A major second spike is the nightmare for leaders across the world as they would face blame for more deaths and may have to shutter economies again. Some of Britain's most eminent health leaders, though, want urgent preparations for such a scenario.

 

"While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK is hard to predict, the available evidence indicates that local flare-ups are increasingly likely and a second wave a real risk," the medics said in a letter in the British Medical Journal.

 

It was signed by 15 of the most eminent health professional groups and trade unions including the heads of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the British Medical Association.

 

"Many elements of the infrastructure needed to contain the virus are beginning to be put in place, but substantial challenges remain," they wrote.

 

European nations emerging from painful shutdowns are nervously watching a new outbreak at a meatpacking plant in Germany, where two municipalities have regressed to lockdown.

 

JOHNSON UNDER PRESSURE

 

Announcing that England was rising from "hibernation", Johnson is letting pubs, restaurants and hotels reopen from July 4. "While we remain vigilant, we do not believe that there is currently a risk of a second peak of infections that might overwhelm the NHS," he said on Tuesday.

 

The United Kingdom on Monday reported the lowest daily increase in deaths since lockdown in mid-March - just 15 - though the suspected overall toll has hit 54,139, the second highest after the United States.

 

Johnson, who was treated in intensive care for COVID-19 complications, has faced criticism from opposition parties for imposing the lockdown too late, failing to supply enough protective equipment and dithering over a test-and-trace system.

 

The medics' letter called for a review focussing on "areas of weakness" to prevent a second wave in the interests of protecting lives and restoring the economy as fast as possible.

 

Others signatories included Anne Marie Rafferty, president of the Royal College of Nursing, Maggie Rae, president of the Faculty of Public Health, and Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the Lancet.

 

"We need to understand how best to learn from other countries which seem to have managed the crisis differently and perhaps managed it better than we have in the UK," Martin Marshall, president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, told the BBC.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-06-24

 

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[473geo]

Go Boris, brave and decisive, easing back into normality with calculated caution, another month and we could again see a big improvement in daily life with covid

[Enoon]

 

"Beware second wave of coronavirus, medics warn Britain"

 

And also be vigilant about the continuous, rising wave of obesity.

 

Woman on the right:

"We haven't eaten for nearly 5 minutes.......time for some chips?"

 

 

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Enoon

[Bender Rodriguez]

social distance, anybody with scientific study as proof

 

nahhhhhhhhhh, there is none... 

 

this plandemic is same as your MD telling you to inject more insulin for your high blood sugar

 

not to stop eating CRAPPY FOODS laden with sugar

[blazes]

Yes obesity (and not just the woman....her partner is clearly training to be a Sumo wrestler ) obesity is the ...er...elephant in the room.  Very rarely gets mentioned by the media, but it is a fact that all too many  who fall seriously ill or die from Covid-19 are morbidly obese.

[johnpetersen]

3 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

social distance, anybody with scientific study as proof

 

nahhhhhhhhhh, there is none... 

 

this plandemic is same as your MD telling you to inject more insulin for your high blood sugar

 

not to stop eating CRAPPY FOODS laden with sugar

Not only is there plenty of research at this point to refute your contention, but all you have to do is cast your eye on what's going on in the USA. As epidemiologists predicted, those states that relaxed restrictions too soon are now experiencing a huge increase in cases and in hospitalizations.

 

"Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday the state is facing a "massive outbreak" in the coronavirus pandemic and that greater restrictions may be necessary. Abbott made the comments during an interview with CBS affiliate KFDA-TV in Amarillo, Texas.hen asked if he still considered the Texas panhandle a "hot spot" for coronavirus infection, Abbott replied, "There is a massive outbreak of COVID-19 across the state of Texas."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-coronavirus-governor-greg-abbott-massive-outbreak-reopening/

Edited June 25, 2020 by johnpetersen

[from the home of CC]

10 minutes ago, johnpetersen said:

Not only is there plenty of research at this point to refute your contention, but all you have to do is cast your eye on what's going on in the USA. As epidemiologists predicted, those states that relaxed restrictions too soon are now experiencing a huge increase in cases and in hospitalizations.

 

"Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday the state is facing a "massive outbreak" in the coronavirus pandemic and that greater restrictions may be necessary. Abbott made the comments during an interview with CBS affiliate KFDA-TV in Amarillo, Texas.hen asked if he still considered the Texas panhandle a "hot spot" for coronavirus infection, Abbott replied, "There is a massive outbreak of COVID-19 across the state of Texas."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-coronavirus-governor-greg-abbott-massive-outbreak-reopening/

too bad UK, you had it going in the right direction - now all that pain will be for nothing because when you open your bars/restaurants etc on the 4th all hell will break loose, and that will travel throughout this 'euro bubble' bs..  

[PETERTHEEATER]

19 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

"Beware second wave of coronavirus, medics warn Britain"

 

And also be vigilant about the continuous, rising wave of obesity.

 

Woman on the right:

"We haven't eaten for nearly 5 minutes.......time for some chips?"

 

 

 

They were 2 meters apart when they sat down. The photo was taken after the chips were scoffed.????

[473geo]

31 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

too bad UK, you had it going in the right direction - now all that pain will be for nothing because when you open your bars/restaurants etc on the 4th all hell will break loose, and that will travel throughout this 'euro bubble' bs..  

Best stay in your bunker!

Medics are saying 'beware' a second wave, hardly an indication of certainty!!

Another group covering their butts 'just in case'

[johnpetersen]

1 hour ago, 473geo said:

Best stay in your bunker!

Medics are saying 'beware' a second wave, hardly an indication of certainty!!

Another group covering their butts 'just in case'

What don't you understand about the object lesson that is the USA's disastrous experience with reopening?

Edited June 25, 2020 by johnpetersen

[puipuitom]

22 hours ago, 473geo said:

Go Boris, brave and decisive, easing back into normality with calculated caution, another month and we could again see a big improvement in daily life with covid

Yes, big chance you can brak all records for ever. Now 43.000 corona casualties on a population of 67,5 mln. Try to double it. Germany with only a mere 9.003 corona-deaths with a population of 83 mln can NEVER be a thread anymore...

[puipuitom]

2 minutes ago, johnpetersen said:

What don't you understand about the object lesson that is the USA's experience with reopening?

Yes, magnificnt, isn't it: especuially the last weeks... marvelous, Trump c.s. dit a superb job to erase the expensive care-oldies and brought heritages a lot closer. Up towards 200.000 US corona casualties before the election.

 

see Florida: https://www.bing.com/search?q=corona+casualties+Florida&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=corona+casualties+f&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=CF04D835118F40DFAF7220650919E7E0

Oklahoma https://www.bing.com/search?q=corona+casualties+Oklahoma&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=corona+casualties+oklahoma&sc=0-26&sk=&cvid=3B0FB4CC857241A58C626F4D11055932 

Carlifornia; https://www.bing.com/search?q=corona+casualties+California&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=corona+casualties+c&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=D4DF0C274EDD4EEFBD8D1722EADF42AB 

[evadgib]

1 hour ago, from the home of CC said:

too bad UK, you had it going in the right direction - now all that pain will be for nothing because when you open your bars/restaurants etc on the 4th all hell will break loose, and that will travel throughout this 'euro bubble' bs..  

No such spikes have yet been reported from the recent riots social gatherings involving BLM & the statue lynchers therefore i'm skeptical as to further gloom-and-doom predictions from anywhere.

If one person so much as catches a cold in October MSM will hike it up to Armageddon in order to scupper Christmas cos that's frankly what they do. Stateside they'll be a little earlier cos they'll hope to scupper Trump being re elected.

Edited June 25, 2020 by evadgib

[473geo]

30 minutes ago, johnpetersen said:

What don't you understand about the object lesson that is the USA's disastrous experience with reopening?

I am not in the USA therefore I have no idea what is actually going on, I am however in the UK, therefore feel I am more qualified to make an on the ground assessment based on my daily observations than a comparison based on media statements - I trust you can understand

[473geo]

35 minutes ago, puipuitom said:

Yes, big chance you can brak all records for ever. Now 43.000 corona casualties on a population of 67,5 mln. Try to double it. Germany with only a mere 9.003 corona-deaths with a population of 83 mln can NEVER be a thread anymore...

Yeah yeah, Germany panic over one slaughter house outbreak and 'second wave' don't you see the virus is not killing as many people - it really is that simple!